Originally Posted by
StraitR
I'm normally very longwinded, so I'll do my absolute best to make this short. I've carried a glock variant for a decade, AIWB for the last three years, but recently decided to move away from SFA to a TDA. Maybe it's the fact that baby number two will be here soon, I don't know, but even with two Gadgets on order I just don't care to AWIB a SFA anymore. We've discussed that topic ad nauseam, so no need to go there.
I thought I'd naturally carry my Brig Tac, but while searching for a holster recently I've been experimenting with some el cheap-o's at home and I'm starting to feel like it's just too long. Neither the weight or girth are showstoppers, but nor are they a plus. So, I went to the local gun shop to feel out a 92 compact thinking I would buy the new WC Compact Carry. Too short of grip for my taste, as I don't like doing the British sipping tea pinky thing when reloading.
While there, I also tried a P30, P229, P2000, and PX4 Compact. Didn't care for the P2000 or PX4c, and I keep reading poor things about Sig QA. I have a VP9 and five mags for it, so I'm thinking the P30 makes sense. I shoot the Brig Tac better than my 19/19L, so I naturally assumed if I bought a hammer gun it would be a DA/SA. I have a VP9 and shoot it better than glocks as well, so maybe I should look at an LEM since the majority of my trigger pulls in the last 15 years have been SA (1911) or SFA. That said, I've never even so much as seen an LEM let alone tried one. No stores in my area stock LEM variances.
I'm a little late to the P30 party, so I'm hoping to get some feedback from those that have stayed dedicated to one since they became a popular flavor here over four years ago. I've read our old P30 threads, some were relevant, but dated. So my questions...
Is the P30 still as good of a choice today as it was then? (General question for anyone to answer)
Who's still running one, why have you stuck with it, and would you still choose it today?
Who's moved on, and why?
Would I be best served by the DA/SA or jumping blind into an LEM?